MVS Updates: Mercedes First Article Testing Concerns, CBD Impacts on Drug Testing & DOT Clearinghouse for Drug & Alcohol Testing Violations
Just two months into the new year, and the Motor Vehicle Service Craft Division has been hard at work with several updates for the membership. Of primary issue are the Department of Transportation’s changes impacting MVS Operators with Commercial...
FMCSA Revises its Regulations on Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus
(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster
In a significant change to Department of Transportation (DOT) rules, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
The Postal Service & the DOT Physical
(This article first appeared in the January-February 2018 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)
By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors
On Feb. 26, 1995, the Postal Service informed the APWU that to be consistent with the trucking industry...
USPS Publishes New Drug And Alcohol Testing Policy
In July, the Postal Service finally published a new Drug and Alcohol Testing policy that requires management to offer a Last Chance Agreement to employees who fail a drug test for the first time. The new policy became effective Dec. 31, 2009.
Progress Made In Drug and Alcohol Testing
After a long and arduous struggle, the USPS has published “Drug and Alcohol Testing of Employees With a Commercial Driver’s License,” a revised version of a Management Instruction. We consider the publication of this new MI (PO-720-95-3) a real...